This week: Writer Paul Vallely digs into Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s past and chronicles his extraordinary transformation into fitting Pope Francis with guest host Arun Venugopal (first). Then Australian satirist Tim Minchin tells guest host Arun Venugopal about his experience adapting Roald Dahl's "Matilda" into a Tony Award-winning musical (35:11). Plus, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Margo Jefferson talks about growing up in an upper-lesson black enclave in Chicago (49:13).
Source: wnyc.org